KMSN· MSN· Madison
Dane County Regional Truax Field
medium airport · elevation 887 ft (270 m)
12:21Z 23:03Z Day
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·14:53ZKMSN 231453Z 17005KT 10SM FEW065 14/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01440083 51010
Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
14°C / 8°C
temp / dew
QNH
1027 hPa
30.32 inHg
Clouds
FEW 6,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KMSN
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1026.8 HPa hourly temperature of 14.4°C and dew point of 8.3°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
03/212195 mCON
14/321782 mCON
18/362745 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 | TW 4 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 4 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt L |
43.1399°, -89.3375°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Preferred | HW 5 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 4 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 03/21 (use 21) | Usable | HW 4 | 3 L | — |
Density altitude
607 ft
elevation 887 ft
ISA deviation
+0.8°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMSN
- ATIS124.650
- CLDMADISON CLNC DEL121.620
- GNDMADISON GND121.900
- TWRMADISON TWR119.300
- APPMADISON APP120.100
- DEPMADISON DEP126.850
- CTAF119.300
- MISCARNG OPS40.800
- OPSANG OPS138.250
- RDOGREEN BAY RDO122.600
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KMSN
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | NDB | 400 kHz | LOW |
| MSN | VORTAC | 108.60 MHz | MEDIUM |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 03/217,200 ft (2,195 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/325,846 ft (1,782 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 18/369,006 ft (2,745 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMSN
Wind0 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp14°C
QNH1024 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=309
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dane County Regional Truax Field
Diagram unavailable for Dane County Regional Truax Field.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 12:22 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/16ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SCT060
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060
TAF KMSN 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060
VFRFM23/16Z → 24/00Z1606KT · 6 SM · SCT150
Wind: 1606KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT150
FM231600 16006KT P6SM SCT150
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/12Z1405KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 1405KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM240000 14005KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KMSN 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 FM231600 16006KT P6SM SCT150 FM240000 14005KT P6SM SCT250
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